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The signs of spring are everywhere! Birds are
returning; green shoots are bravely poking
through last year's leaves to proclaim their
growth intention; new buds offer the promise
of future flowers; the sweet smell of maple is
on the breeze. Notice what seeds have
sprouted in your life. Get caught up in the
growing
momentum, and let Spring's energy invite you
into the wide world!
And while you are out there, why not
join the conversation by clicking
through to
add your
comments on our new blog?
| Want To Be A More Effective Manager? |
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Are you a leader or manager who'd like to
learn some coaching skills to make you more
effective? The Coaching Center of Vermont, in
collaboration with UVM's Vermont
Business Center, is offering the Professional
Certificate In Business Coaching for Leaders
and Managers, a three day training
on April 15-17th that will give you
the skills you need -- along with a certificate
from UVM and two CEU's.
The training is limited to 12 participants so
register
now!" Click
here for a pdf brochure.
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| Growth vs Development By Lea Belair |
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In this post, Coach Lea Belair offers an
excerpt from her book Walk
on Water: How to Make Change Easier,
drawing a powerful distinction between
growth and development...
Growth means increase and
expansion. When something grows
there must be a corresponding increase in
resources needed for its sustainability.
 Development means
improvement -
when something develops it evolves to the
next level. Development means an enhancement
in quality, and may or may not be linked to
growth.
Note: Take advantage of this special
Recession Buster: Free shipping within
the USA! when you purchase Walk
on Water: How to Make Change Easier
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Spring Cleaning -- Handling Unfinished Business
by Kim DuBrul |
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Recently I was in a place of feeling a little
overwhelmed by all of the "to-do's" on my
list. I was walking around feeling drained
just by the thought of it all. Doing some
self coaching, I was able to zero in on
something really important. I realized that
several of the tasks on my list had been on
there for quite a while! These items, while
important, were not urgent, so were easy to
shuffle aside for quicker, more self
gratifying items. I noticed that these tasks
were things that really needed an
uninterrupted block of my time and I had been
unwilling to give them the time they needed
and deserved to be done and done well. They
were unfinished business...
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| Introducing...Coach Deb Chisholm |
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We are tickled to introduce one of our
shining stars,
coach member Deb
Chisholm.
Deb brings her wisdom about the world of
education and her passionate commitment to
learners of all kinds, to transforming the
school experience. She works with leaders in
education to foster the development of school
based
coaching cultures which realize the value of
relationships, access and honor the wisdom
and expertise of colleagues, and tap into the
power of community.
And through her Academic Coaching, Deb helps
students (middle school and older) transform
their relationship with learning, to find the
unique ways in which they are smart, and to
use those strengths to develop confidence in
themselves as learners, and to cultivate
organizational strategies, time management
skills, and self-advocacy skills.
Building on the strong foundation of her more
than 30 years experience as an Educator
(teaching educators at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels.) and School Counselor,
Deb's coach training through MentorCoach, has
included a focus on Positive Psychology and
Appreciative Inquiry. Her IAC (International
Association of Coaching) certification will
be complete in the near future!
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| Spring into Your Year of Transformation |
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Coach
Kim DuBrul reminds you that Spring is a
PERFECT time to start your Year
of Transformation! What have you always
wanted
to do, but haven't done it? Maybe you feel
that there is something you were always meant
to do, but just don't know what it is. If
you are ready to re-invent yourself,
transform your life and start to live the
life you have always dreamed of -- this is
the program for you. Put yourself in a
position to create and enjoy all that this
universe has to offer you! The program is
highly individualized, so the first step is
to contact
Kim to discuss what would be
perfect for you! This is your year! This is
your life!
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| Heard Any Good News Lately? |
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At the recent Vermont
Women's Expo, CCVT Coaches Kim DuBrul,
Marty Garrett, Laura Lind-Blum, Liz Dallas,
and Sarah Gillen invited random
perspective shifts by asking Expo
visitors about the good economic news they had to
share.
After moments of surprise followed by
thoughtful pauses, leading to big smiles,
folks offered these highlights:
"I'm traveling less -- so now I can go to
all of my daughter's basketball games!"
"People need my services
now, more than ever!"
"My business is growing and I
need to add
people!"
"More people are becoming
active outside for
entertainment!"
"I just made my biggest sale
ever!"
"There is so much
opportunity, this is a
great time to start a business!"
"I'm feeling blessed and I'm
able to help
others. That feels really good!"
It's a great time to be a
coach -- when
faced with lots of uncertainty, people are
responding by being really open to change,
and ready to do what matters most to them!
Are you making the most of these turbulent times?
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| Coach Peg Lucci Featured in Rutland Herald |
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Peg
Lucci recently shared her parenting
wisdom in an article in the Rutland
Herald.
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| CCVT Ezine Wins Award for Best Practices |
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What a sweet surprise! The Coaching Center
E-Newsletter was recently acknowledged for
consistently demonstrating "Best Practices"
in fostering a strong email connection with
our readers! Now you can proclaim that you
are a part of an award winning community.
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| CCVT Announces Corporate Coaching Cruises! |
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Do you want to reward your employees without
breaking the bank? The Coaching Center of
Vermont introduces Corporate Coaching Cruises
on Lake Champlain! Click here to find out
more....
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| Special Discount on Vermont APT Program |
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Vermont APT (Vermont Association of
Psychological Type) is presenting their
annual conference on May 11, 2009 at the
Hauke Conference Center at Champlain College.
This year's program is titled
Providing Leadership In Times of
Stress with world-renowned speaker and
author, Linda V. Berens.
Readers of the CCVT Newsletter are eligible
for the he reduced APT member rate. To
receive the discount enter the code, "Berens"
when prompted.
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Tap Your Sweet Strengths
By Susan Venman |
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Smoke rising from sugar shacks is one sure
sign of spring in Vermont.
It signals the
production of the luscious liquid gold that
drips enticingly from short stacks.
I remember as a child waiting for the local
farmer to dip the boiling syrup from the vat
and hand me the dripping ladle. I can still
smell the rich, sticky sweetness and feel my
impatience as I blew on the syrup to cool it
down. That first taste of spring's
harvest is
pure magic: A tonic like no other.
Before being boiled into perfection, sap is
the maple's lifeblood, carrying nutrients
from the ground up through the trunk to every
branch. Without it the maple is deadwood.
When you tap into your own core,
what do you
find? What subtle flavors flow from your
being? If you boil down that sap, what sweet
syrup would you pour into this life? An
unbounded creativity? A calm ability to heal?
A ferocious demand for justice and peace?
Mary Oliver asks, "What is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?" Your
strengths, the sap tapped from your inner
core, are guides to charting a course through
"your one wild and precious life." They
energize, revitalize and clarify who you are,
giving shape and sturdiness to your work in
the world.
Unfortunately, most of us learned to
compensate for our limitations rather than
build upon our strengths. In our schooling,
for example, when you brought home your
report card, did your parents focus on the
A's and B's or that one, lone, ugly D? So
often we tell ourselves, "If I could only be
better at ___, I'd be successful!" or, "I'll
just keep trying harder." But can you imagine
a maple tree refusing to give sap because it
couldn't produce ketchup?
Building upon inborn strengths is an
investment that will never fail you. Doing so
creates a livelihood of security in uncertain
times. While jobs come and go, your core
strengths are with you for a lifetime and
will only increase in value as you use them.
They are the roots embedded deep into the
earth which hold the tree secure: When the
winds rise the tree may bend but not break.
There are many ways to discover your
strengths. Look at the activities you are
drawn to as well as those activities you
avoid. Ask friends and relatives where they
see you excel personally and professionally...
Read on for resources for tapping into your strengths...
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